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Watch with Japanese Motifs
John Russell (English, 1745-1806)Case: 1754-1755; Movement is slightly later
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
During the 18th century, because the supply of Japanese lacquer was limited to that imported to Europe by the Dutch through their base in Deshima, Japan, European craftsmen introduced japanning, a type of pseudo-lacquer made with shellac.
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- Title: Watch with Japanese Motifs
- Creator: John Russell (English, 1745-1806)
- Date Created: Case: 1754-1755; Movement is slightly later
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Clockmaker: John Russell (English, 1745-1806), Artist: Jacques de Lafeuille (French)
- Provenance: Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812-1870); Tiffany and Company, New York, prior to 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown] (on 1893 list, no. 13); Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: watches; watchcases
- Medium: "ciselé gold, japanning
- Inscriptions: Jno Russel
- Geography: Place of Origin: London
- Exhibitions: The Taste of Maryland: Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1984., Chinoiserie: The Chinese Influence. Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati. 1979.
- Dimensions: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters, after 1893
- Classification: Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
- Accession Number: 58.44
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